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Week 2 recap

League of Champions/2018 · Week 13ESPN

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Week 2 is in the books. SKOL is not a strategy, and neither is hoping the other guy misses. SKOL and Bones posted the high score at 132.2. Closest matchup: Bye Week vs Team Stodolka (2.8 pts).

Winners

Bye Week, 1990s Buffalo Bills, SKOL and Bones, Bud Light Berto, Whats Hunt Mahomie?, and Team Even the Losers

Losers

Team Stodolka, Team Randy, The Cook Burned The Season, Team Larson, Team fantasm, and Willy and the Big Johnson

Biggest win

Willy and the Big Johnson 58.3 - 112.1 Team Even the Losers

53.7 point margin

Closest matchup

Bye Week 90.6 - 87.8 Team Stodolka

2.8 point margin

Top scorers

  • Ben Roethlisberger · QB · Team Even the Losers39
  • Patrick Mahomes · QB · Whats Hunt Mahomie?38.8
  • Kirk Cousins · QB · Team Larson33.5
  • Matt Ryan · QB · Team fantasm30.7
  • Ryan Fitzpatrick · QB · The Cook Burned The Season30

How the matchups went

Bye Week 90.6-87.8 Team Stodolka

1-0 / 0-1

Bye Week squeaked past Team Stodolka 90.6-87.8. Close games are where Green Bay stays boring on purpose and Minnesota starts a podcast.

1990s Buffalo Bills 109.7-78.4 Team Randy

1-0 / 0-1

1990s Buffalo Bills handled Team Randy 109.7-78.4. Lambeau-coded. No drama. Just a win that looked like it had a plan.

The Cook Burned The Season 100.7-132.2 SKOL and Bones

0-1 / 1-0

SKOL and Bones handled The Cook Burned The Season 132.2-100.7. This is how you close. Minnesota is taking notes and then losing them.

Bud Light Berto 98.7-80.1 Team Larson

1-0 / 0-1

Bud Light Berto beat Team Larson 98.7-80.1. SKOL is warming up in the parking lot. That is not a good sign for anyone involved.

Whats Hunt Mahomie? 124.4-75.6 Team fantasm

1-0 / 0-1

Whats Hunt Mahomie? handled Team fantasm 124.4-75.6. Lambeau-coded. No drama. Just a win that looked like it had a plan.

Willy and the Big Johnson 58.3-112.1 Team Even the Losers

0-1 / 1-0

Team Even the Losers handled Willy and the Big Johnson 112.1-58.3. The Packers would have enjoyed this. The Vikings would have called it a learning experience.

NFL highlights

Regular Season · Week 2

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Ryan shines with arm and legs, Falcons beat Panthers 31-24

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Gordon scores 3 TDs in Chargers' 31-20 win over Bills

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MIN @ GB · Recap

Carlson misses 2 FGs in OT, Vikings and Packers tie

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HOU @ TEN · Recap

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CLE @ NO · Recap

Saints narrowly prolong Browns winless streak 21-18

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